Signs Of The Times

Road trips are among the best reasons to own a cool car, as far as we’re concerned, and we love exploring back roads all across America. Those journeys usually find us in derelict little towns—or in the seedy portions of larger cities—where folks rarely bother to spend the time or money to wipe out all traces of age, as we do here in Los Angeles. As a result, elderly buildings still stand, sometimes still in operation yet often ravaged by time and vandals, but nonetheless giving us tangible access to the times when our hot rods were new. Often, the colors, shapes, and typography of the old signage in particular inspire us to apply similar styles to our cars or man caves. See if these do the same for you.

1/7This is in Newberry Springs, California, near the small restaurant that was the location for the 1987 movie Bagdad Cafe.